Word: kennedyism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Although Mathias' reference was unintentional, it reminded everyone present of Kennedy's effort to avoid a public inquest. Kennedy looked downcast and did not pursue the matter of FTC secrecy any further. Similarly, Kennedy was uncharacteristically restrained during Judiciary Committee hearings on Judge Clement Haynsworth's nomination...
Yet he was finding his confidence again on other fronts. As Democratic whip, Kennedy happily took over the majority leadership last week during a brief absence by Mike Mansfield. He skillfully managed to restore $3.9 million in committee to an education program for Eskimo and Indian children -and was scheduled...
Losing the Young. In his private life, Kennedy has also recovered some exuberance. He took time off last week to attend his son Teddy's eighth birthday party-blowing up balloons and directing football games. He appears frequently at Washington parties now, although he generally does not stay long...
No one doubts that Kennedy's national stature remains much diminished. A Gallup poll showed him running behind Maine's Edmund Muskie and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey against Richard Nixon. The traditional Kennedy constituency-made up of the young, women, blacks-were especially disillusioned. His once unassailable...
For all that, Kennedy, if not the extravert he once was, is far from being the abject introvert that he became after Mary Jo Kopechne's death. In a political sense, Kennedy seems to be learning to survive what might have seemed his certain destruction.